The annual Butterfly Festival attracted approximately 4,000 people to the Dunwoody Nature Center on Aug. 17, according to organizers, where visitors interacted with hundreds of live butterflies located in three tents.

Other activities included games, crafts, live animal encounters, music and food.

Photos by Phil Mosier.

Dyana Bagby is a journalist based in Atlanta. She was previously a staff writer with Rough Draft Atlanta.